SPECIFICATION
75% REDUCED FAT CHEDDAR CHEESE (WHITE)
DESCRIPTION:
75% Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese is similar in body, flavor, and texture to cheddar cheese except that 75% of the fat has been removed and a starch-based texturizing agent has been added.
INGREDIENTS:
Pasteurized nonfat milk & milk, cheese cultures, cornstarch*, salt, monoglyceride*, diglyceride*, enzymes, Vitamin A palmitate. *Ingredient not found in regular cheddar cheese
ALLERGENS:
Milk
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
- 1. Color: Creamy White.
- 2. Texture: Smooth, firm.
- 3. Flavor: Clean and mildly acid.
- 4. Age: Less than 5 months or to meet flavor profile.
CHEMICAL:
- 1. Moisture – 49.5-52.5%
- 2. Butterfat – 6.5-9.5%
- 3. Salt – 1.5-1.9%
- 4. pH – 5.0 – 5.35
MICROBIOLOGICAL:
- 1. Coliforms – <10/gram
- 2. Yeast/Mold – <100/gram
- No pathogenic bacteria
SHIPPING AND STORAGE:
35-45°F
SHELF LIFE:
150 days from date packaged


